president of the united states, one of just 45 presidents ever, cannot let go of the slightest grievance. not even when it's with somebody who is dead. mr. trump likes to say he's a counterpuncher. that is an arguable point, but if he is, he's now punching a dead man repeatedly and his family. keeping 'em honest, it's the kind of story you just wish would go away, because, frankly, it's sickening. but it hasn't gone away and there's one reason why the president keeps returning to it. he says it's because reporters keep asking him about it. this president has no trouble ignoring questions he doesn't want to answer. trashing john mccain is clearly something he wants to keep doing. he did it again today in front of an audience, not prompted by anything other than his own mind. a president who avoided military service, but likes military parades, lashing out at someone who endured nearly six years of captivity and torture in north vietnam. not six months or six days, but six years. during the campaign, candidate trump said mr. -- senator mccain